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Health links roundup
Remember, your mileage may vary on the accuracy of any mainstream media report. Many of these studies find correlations between obesity and everything from global warming to needing oxygen. Correlation is not causation – so read the details carefully. You don’t have to be a doctor to recognize the absurd. FDA Investigating orlistat drug over... »
Survey post: how would you respond if…
Here’s an open survey post – how would you respond if it was discovered with finality that obesity did not cause illness at all? Respond in comments. Responses with “but it does” will not be printed, because it’s not relevant to the question. Use your imagination. Share on Facebook »
Sensa Update from Ruth
I have completed two months on Sensa and it feels a whole lot like nothing. According to my Wii fit, I’ve lost another couple of pounds. The problem with really slow systems is that you don’t get the consistent reinforcement of significant weight loss, so you begin to wonder if it works... »
Mommy Minute: Plus Size Pregnancy Clip
I am skipping the experience of pregnancy in this lifetime, but since I know plenty of my readers are moms who have had C-sections and who have not, I wanted to invite you to comment in this video. Please remember that there is a comment posting delay since I have to log-in to see... »
Sensa continued: Anecdotal evidence
Image via Wikipedia The problem with early success with any weight-loss gizmo is that it’s hard to know where to give credit when things are going right. For example, I’ve lost a few pounds recently, what really caused it? 1. Working out more frequently and for a longer duration 2. Giving up sugar. 3. Having two bouts of the flu... »
Experiments in Sensa
Note from Di: As most of you know, I typically avoid diet posts, focusing instead on exercise/general health information or just adding delicious bookmarks and letting you decide for yourselves what you need to know. I also do not and will not allow diet advertisers on any part of Fat Chic – if you see... »
Exercise Modifications for the Plus
I always get to an awkward point in yoga classes, and even in bellydance, when my body just won’t do something that everybody else’s will do. Some of these motions are things that I just have to work for – stretching my hamstring by grabbing my ankle behind me will happen but it will... »
Social Network Obesity Theory Completely Debunked
Image via Wikipedia In case you missed it, the social networking theory that obesity can be spread just by knowing and being friends with obese people has been thoroughly debunked. In the ever well-done Junkfood Science blog, Sandy Szwarc said “A social networking theory of contagious chin dimples might have been understood as implausible, but not... »
Downtown Journal : stories
Work out at workBy Michelle BruchStaffing firm Salo keeps employees movingIf your working life is spent in front of a computer screen, you can hardly be blamed for gaining a few extra pounds over the course of your career.Dr. James Levine, an endocrinologist based at the Mayo Clinic, points to sitting as an important... »
The Internet: It Makes You Fat?
This study linking weight gain to sleep deprivation, excess alcohol and too much time on the Internet rang a bell for me, because it pretty much described my entire lifestyle in college. Basically, I double depressed my immune system and spent a lot of time sitting around at the computer – I was definitely... »